TechValidate Research on Cisco Cloudlock


Cisco Cloudlock Case Study

Educational Institution

Introduction

This case study of a educational institution is based on a December 2017 survey of Cisco Cloudlock customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Cloudlock has allowed us to seamlessly integrate the Google Suite for Education into our organization. It has been a game changer for teacher growth and student success margins. "

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select Cisco Cloudlock:

  • Purchased Cloudlock to solve the following challenges:
    • More securely enable cloud app adoption
    • Protect sensitive organizational data
    • Meet compliance and governance requirements

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Cisco Cloudlock that the surveyed organization uses:

  • Purchased Cloudlock for the following reason:
    • Required by school district to have protection.
  • For connected applications, Cloudlock helped them to:
    • Block malicious and/or overprivileged applications

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with Cisco Cloudlock:

  • Realized value from Cloudlock in < 1 week.
  • Achieved the following outcomes with Cloudlock:
    • Increased protection against data breaches
    • Improved protection against account compromises
    • Improved visibility into cloud usage




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of Cisco Cloudlock by TechValidate.

TechValidate verifies the identity and organizational affiliation of all participants that contribute to published research data. When research participants so desire, we also guarantee their anonymity so that they may share information honestly and freely.


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